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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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